THE ANALYSIS OF THE GROTESQUE CHARACTERISTICS IN FLANNERY O CONNOR S NOVEL WISE BLOOD A THESIS BY: MELYANA REG. NO: 030705039 NORTH SUMATERA UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF LETTERS ENGLISH DEPARTMENT MEDAN 2007
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS What a nice gift I could finish this thesis! I spent several months in analyzing and now this thesis can fulfill the requirement to get my Sarjana Sastra at faculty of Letters in North Sumatra University. In the process, I received many helps from many people that always assists me. I love to thank to everyone who helped me during the writing of this thesis as well as during my time in university. I give my greatest thanks to The Almighty God, Jesus Christ, who always be my side. Thank You for the wonderful grace and love You give. Thank You that you always leads my way. And thank You for everyday I spend with my family and friends. I love to show my respect, to always honor You and may I bring You highest praise in everything I do. I also would like to thank: 1. The Dean of Faculty of Letters North Sumatra University, Drs. Syariffudin, M. A, PhD, and all of the assistants and administrators. 2. The Chief and Secretary of English Department, Dra. Swesana Mardia Lubis, M. Hum and Drs. Yulianus Harefa M.Ed. TESOL. 3. Dra. T. Thyrhaya Zein, M. A as my supervisor and my Co-Supervisor, Drs. Siamir Marulafau, M. Hum, for their help and assistance in the process of finishing this thesis. 4. All of the lecturers of English Department. 5. To my Class of 2003, thank you all, four years is not a short time and we have had great time together. Wish you all the best!
6. To my late father, A. Buulóló, thank you for every love and wisdom you gave to me. You are really a great father. It is my dream to make you always proud of me and I am sure I could make it come true because I know you are always be with me. I thank God that I have you as my father. I love you Dad! To my beloved mother, B. Hondró, you are a wonderful mother. Thank you for your prayers, endless love, patience, and faith on me. I pray that God gives you His blesses everyday. I love you so much. 7. To my brothers and sisters (brother Anthony, brother Talu, brother Julius, Mama Nori, brother Bazi, sister Mel and Uni), thank you for everything you give to me. 8. To my brother Lefrans, sister Corry and sister Maey, I really thank you for your prayers, advice, guidance, supports and patience. I am so blessed to have you all. 9. Big thanks to my best friends in Jombloz: Aztrie, Devie, Dyeana, Elia, Friezka, Rene, Rie-Chan, Ririzh, and Yanty. Thank you for the great time we spend together. Thank you for the prayers, supports, and advice. Maybe we will not have our togetherness next time, but I believe that our friendship will never grow apart. Keep moving on gals! I am sure God will help us to pursue our vision. To my great friends: Christine, Liliez, Mira, and Plinta, It is amazing that we could be still friends since we were kids. I am so glad for all we get now and wish we would keep fighting to grab our goal. To my men in making noise (haha): Cipto, John, Jermin, Edy, Andre, and Awen. To my dear friend who always supports me, Adven. I m so
lucky having a friend like you. The last but not least, to my Junior High Schoolmate: Fitria, Ira, and Mimi. My hope is that this thesis will be useful for every reader. I would appreciatively accept every critic and suggestion for the improvement of this thesis. Medan, November 2007 Melyana
ABSTRAK Skripsi yang berjudul The Analysis of the Grotesque Characteristics in Flannery O Connor s Novel Wise Blood ini adalah suatu kajian mengenai ciri khas grotesque yang terdapat dalam novel Wise Blood karya seorang penulis Amerika Flannery O'Connor (1925-1964). Dalam skripsi ini penulis menjelaskan tentang penolakan karakter akan keberadaan Kristus yang menyebabkan tokoh tersebut memiliki ciri khas grotesque, yaitu absurd atau tidak logis, misterius, ironis, komik, tingkah laku tokoh yang kasar, penggunaan symbol dan adanya monster. Penulis menggunakan metode deskriptif dalam menganalisis skripsi ini, yaitu penulis membaca novel yang berjudul Wise Blood, menyeleksi data dengan mengambil kutipan-kutipan dari berbagai sumber, menginterpretasi data, dan menganalisi data. Analisis yang diperoleh dari analisis tersebut adalah bahwa ciri khas grotesque yang dapat ditemukan di dalam novel Wise Blood disebabkan karena keinginan tokoh untuk lari dari kebenaran.
TABLE OF CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ABSTRACT TABLE OF CONTENTS i iv v 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Background of the Study 1 1.2 Problem of the Study 3 1.3 Objective and Significance of the Study 4 1.4 Scope of the Study 4 1.5 Method of the Research 4 1.6 Review of Related Literature 5 2. A BRIEF EXPLANATION OF GROTESQUE 7 2.1 Grotesque 7 2.2 Grotesque Characteristics 9 2.3 Southern Grotesque 14 2.4 The Relation between Author and Grotesque 16 3. THE ANALYSIS OF THE GROTESQUE CHARACTERISTICS IN O CONNOR S WISE BLOOD 20 3.1 Monster 20 3.2 Violence 23 3.3 Absurd 25 3.4 Mystery 27 3.5 Comic 31 3.6 Symbol 37 3.7 Irony 40 4. CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 42 4.1 Conclusion 42 4.2 Suggestion 43 BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDICES The Author s Biography and Her Works The Summary of Wise Blood